Woman's Triangular Silk Shawl

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Triangular Black Silk Shawl

Woman's Triangular Black Silk Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Triangular Silk Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 4178 A

Description

Shawl. One of two women's shawls; triangular black silk brocade; seven-inch knotted fringe along two sides; floral black on black brocade pattern; Spanish-style. Triangular shawl was cut from a single square shawl and crudely hemmed on the diagonal. Dimensions including fringe: 90-inches across top; 57-inch sides; 53.5-inches from top to bottom center back. Fair condition - some holes. No date given. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Dimensions

Height

53-1/2 in

Width

90 in

Length

57 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions including fringe: 90-inches across top; 57-inch sides; 53.5-inches from top to bottom center back. Seven-inch knotted fringe along two sides;

Material

Silk brocade